Empower Your Team’s leadership potential in Costa Rica

Pura Vida Team Retreat

Elevate your team’s leadership potential at the transformative Pura Vida Team Retreat in Costa Rica. Spend 7 or 14 days immersed in team-building experiences at a stunning jungle retreat center near the ocean. Give your team a transformative experience featuring dynamic workshops, interactive exercises, and team-building activities meticulously designed to cultivate visionary leadership. From defining a shared vision and enhancing communication to leveraging strengths and navigating change, each day seamlessly blends education, reflection, and practical application. This retreat is a powerful journey of collaborative growth and excellence. Empower your team to lead with clarity and purpose, and transform the way you lead together.

Three plates of stir-fried vegetables with rice, soy sauce, and sriracha on a bamboo placemat.
Stylish bedroom with teal barn doors, a ceiling fan, and a comfortable bed with colorful pillows and a decorative runner. A wooden side table with a lamp, cushioned seating area, and open wooden door leading to a balcony.
Backyard pool with patio, lounge chairs, hammocks, and tropical plants.
Colorful surfboards leaning against a tree on a sandy beach with the ocean in the background.

  • Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, nestled along the coastline of southern Costa Rica, at our exclusive boutique eco-lodges.

  • Join your team and hosts at a gorgeous villa with multiple eco-lodges, and enjoy beautiful rooms with all modern amenities needed. Enjoy open-air pavilions with panoramic jungle views with a light breeze and ambient sounds coming from the ocean, equipped for collaborative and individual mindfulness sessions.

  • All food and non-alcoholic drinks are included with your stay and will be prepared using locally sourced, high-quality, and nourishing ingredients by a local chef, with options to accommodate any dietary preferences.

  • Enjoy convenient shuttle or private transportation services for seamless airport transfers and guided excursions, led by knowledgeable and trusted local guides.

  • This retreat is ideal for teams looking to enhance leadership and collaboration, develop team dynamics and leadership among staff, and cultivate professional growth and collective success.

  • Don’t hesitate to reach out to us! We will get back to you as soon as possible and start working together to co-create an unforgettable experience. 

The Thrive Difference

Our retreats are designed to ignite leadership, foster community, and spark transformation. Through immersive workshops, hands-on exercises, and team-building activities, we empower your team to cultivate visionary leadership skills and collaborate in new, impactful ways.

Here is a sample of our 7-day schedule for the Pura Vida Team Retreat in Costa Rica, which will be tailored to meet your team’s unique needs. For a 14-day retreat, we deepen leadership exploration with added activities and more opportunities for nature immersion and relaxation.

  • Welcome to Costa Rica! Settle in and attend an orientation session to introduce the retreat's themes and objectives, and set intentions for the retreat.

    Opening experiential activities to get more comfortable with fellow team members and facilitators.

  • Morning session on setting a shared vision and strategic goals.

    Afternoon team-building exercises to foster open communication and trust.

    Evening reflection and group discussion.

  • An interactive workshop on identifying and leveraging team strengths.

    Guided outdoor activities to reinforce teamwork and resilience.

  • Full-day adventure excursion (options include hiking, kayaking, or horseback riding).

    Team-building challenges designed to promote collaboration and problem-solving.

    Evening campfire gathering for sharing experiences, insights, and gratitude.

  • Explore tools for resilience, agility, and leading through uncertainty, with real-time problem-solving exercises in nature.

    Practical exercises on navigating change and managing challenges.

  • Morning session on integrating leadership skills into daily practice.

    Action planning for continued growth and team success.

    Reflect, refine, and integrate everything you've learned. Your team will co-create actionable plans for bringing insights home.

  • End the journey with a gratitude ceremony, celebration lunch or dinner, and closing circle. Walk away not only recharged but reconnected — to purpose, to one another, and to the leader within.

Interested in a transformative Visionary Team Leadership Retreat? Contact us to discuss your specific needs and preferences, we will work to design a customized retreat that meets your goals and provides an unforgettable experience for your team!

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